Many years ago a sport was played at Wimbledon that involved hitting a ball around while stamping on a badgers home and smoking as many cigarettes as possible. This still survives in part today at the end of each round of tennis when the umpire shouts "Game. Set and Match"

17) There was a small division of badger soldiers during the English Civil war. Their remit was to undermine opposing castles by digging under the foundations at night. They were so good at their work that the unit died en masse when a castle collapsed above them

18) Badgers are expert jugglers and it is rumoured that their very finest juggler appeared at the London Palladium in the '20s - although this can not be corroborated

Unlike pheasants, which explode. Although bits of them cooking on the radiator afterwards is not a pleasant aroma...

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Unlike rabbits, which flick up, go round the wheel and wedge themselves in the swing-arm locking the rear wheel. Although pulling bits of them out with your hands to clear the wheel is not a pleasant experience.

The large Hadron Collider was first developed to accelerate two badgers to near light speed and then smash them together in order to see if they would mate.

Saddam Hussein was rumoured to have a Badger that could be deployed in 45 minutes. Unfortunately it turned out to be a short range Badger and not the longer range Super Badger he was supposed to have.

Ian Fleming's original stories were not about James Bond but James the Badger, they were entitled, Dr Badger, From Badger with love, Gold Badger, You only badger twice, Thunder Badger, Diamonds are for Badgers, On her majesties secret Badger, Live and let Badger, The man with the golden Badger, Moon Badger, The Badger Who loved me, For your Badgers only, Never say Badger again, Octobadger, A view to a Badger, The living Badger, License to Badger, Badgereye, Tommorow never Badgers, The Badger is not enough, Die another Badger,Badger Royale and the Quantam of Badgers.